Share of forest area within protected areas in Senegal
Senegal: Share of forest area within protected areas was 11.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Senegal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 11.8% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Senegal peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +89.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +673.3% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -87.1% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 11.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 11.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 11.7% | 90.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Senegal?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Senegal was 11.8% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Senegal ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).